Intuit and H&R Block left the Free File program at the end of the 2021 and 2020 tax seasons, respectively. Werfel noted that Free File will remain in place after the pilot program’s launch.

Tax-prep companies Intuit and H&R Block are taking a hardline stance against an IRS program that will let people directly e-file their taxes for free.

This year, the IRS is offering its own free, in-house tax preparation and filing service called Direct File for people with simple returns, competing with the free services from Intuit and H&R Block.

The IRS is working on its own version of a free electronic tax-filing system that could compete with tax-prep programs from the likes of Intuit's TurboTax and H&R Block. The agency is rolling out ...

TurboTax and H&R Block aren’t the only options for free tax filing. Through IRS Free File, eligible taxpayers can file their federal tax returns free of charge.

IRS Free File providers, Cash App and the AARP Foundation all offer free options for filing your taxes in 2023.

Washington — Congressional Democrats are accusing big tax preparation firms including Intuit and H&R Block of undermining the federal government's upcoming electronic free file tax return system ...

Here’s what you need to know if you want to file your taxes with H&R Block’s tax prep software this year.

H&R Block said that it "meets or exceeds all privacy and security requirements of the IRS and the Free File Alliance." The Treasury Department said it referred the group's comments to the IRS.